One Man's Cat Puts His eBay Account On The Map
Tim Dombrowski was running out of options when a strange idea gave his life a second act. After a neck injury and a near-bankruptcy scare, he bought a CD about making money by selling antiques on eBay, then started hunting for items to list online.
That plan might have stayed ordinary if not for one very photogenic problem, his cat, Mercedes, kept wandering into the frame. Instead of ruining the listings, she ended up making them stand out, and the attention started to grow.
What began as a desperate side hustle turned into a story people could not stop sharing. Read on.
In an interview with Forbes, Dombrowski said that “As I took my pictures, Mercedes started wanting more attention and sitting next to my items, so I just started using her to pose.”
“Then she started to stand up, really hamming it up, and I started getting plenty of messages—about three per day.”
And Mercedes has gained herself a lot of fans!
His posts featuring Mercedes have gained more attention than those without her; so it makes sense for him to use his gorgeous feline as a marketing strategy.
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Unsurprisingly, people often ask if Mercedes comes with the items (she doesn't, just to clarify!).
One doctor who fell in love with her photos even offered $3,000 to buy her. Obviously, Dombrowski declined, saying:
"She's priceless! We could never get rid of her, not for a million dollars."
Like her owner, Mercedes also went through a rough patch. She was a rescue cat and the only survivor of her litter.
She hasn't let it bother her, though, and is well-loved—not to mention a little famous now!
With only a few complaints from dog lovers, Dombrowski's eBay account has 100% positive feedback.
Tim Dombrowski's antiques, along with more pictures of Mercedes, can be found on his eBay account here.
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